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A short asymmetric synthesis of massoialactone
Author(s) -
Yoshikawa Keisuke,
Kitahara Takeshi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1903
Subject(s) - diketene , chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , aldol reaction , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
( R )‐(−)‐Massoialactone (1) was synthesized via the enantioselective aldol‐type reaction of diketene (2) with ( E )‐2‐hexenal (4) in only a few steps. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.